Bad news for Xbox gamers in South Africa

[MyGaming]

Bad news for Xbox gamers in South Africa

Xbox console prices are increasing across the world from 1 August 2026.

 

[AlphaJohn]

More like bad news of GTA 6 players that was thinking of getting a Series S to play

We 6 years into the generation, most Xbox gamers already have consoles.

 

[satanboy]

Bad news for Xbox gamers in South Africa

Xbox console prices are increasing across the world from 1 August 2026.

Not just South Africa.

 

[DarkStarMonday]

More like bad news of GTA 6 players that was thinking of getting a Series S to play

We 6 years into the generation, most Xbox gamers already have consoles.

Imagine next gen consoles ?

Blood of your first born and credit card details for the raffle to buy the new PS6 / XXXBOXXXX

 

[Kaapie]

I wonder if this is perhaps a strategy for us to go ...oh its not so bad when the next console is +$1000??

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Bad news for Xbox gamers in South Africa

Xbox console prices are increasing across the world from 1 August 2026.

Another gated article?

 

[VooDooC]

Imagine next gen consoles ?

Blood of your first born and credit card details for the raffle to buy the new PS6 / XXXBOXXXX

Estimates for the next gen consoles are already sitting at $1000-$1200 so we will probably be paying R20k plus in SA

 

[AlphaJohn]

Imagine next gen consoles ?

Blood of your first born and credit card details for the raffle to buy the new PS6 / XXXBOXXXX

We already know that Project Helix = a PC so there is that

Hopefully AI cut us a break before 2029.

 

[My_King]

Imagine next gen consoles ?

Blood of your first born and credit card details for the raffle to buy the new PS6 / XXXBOXXXX, access to your CCTV cameras, lifetime subscription xdoos gamesuck and amazoom super plus

 

[Rayne]

Nobody buys your console.

Raises the price.

Nobody buys your console.

Genius.

 

[Blu82]

Imagine next gen consoles ?

Blood of your first born and credit card details for the raffle to buy the new PS6 / XXXBOXXXX

You just need to look at what happened with the SteamBox's pricing.

 

[NR7]

Estimates for the next gen consoles are already sitting at $1000-$1200 so we will probably be paying R20k plus in SA

Easily. For the next Xbox more like R27k-R32k

PS6 estimates with current memory prices are around the $949 mark, 5.5% more the current PS5 Pro which is R22k at Koodoo so PS6 could be R23K

 

[FiestaST]

IE6 is that you?

 

[DarkStarMonday]

We already know that Project Helix = a PC so there is that

Hopefully AI cut us a break before 2029.

As soon as we can start using software based games / imaging then yeah, it'll take out a lot of hardware.

 

[AlphaJohn]

 

[NR7]

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Don't forget Apple too. Yesterday was not a good day for tech.

 

[Lupus]

More like bad news of GTA 6 players that was thinking of getting a Series S to play

We 6 years into the generation, most Xbox gamers already have consoles.

Yup and there hasn't been any wow for either consoles

 

[Brawler]

I wonder if this is perhaps a strategy for us to go ...oh its not so bad when the next console is +$1000??

Nope the strategy is hardware will be too expensive to own so pay to stream the game from the data centres. You will own nothing.

 

[SeRpEnT]

Nope the strategy is hardware will be too expensive to own so pay to stream the game from the data centres. You will own nothing.

This exactly.
You will either (1) rent your overpriced xbox over a period along with the gamepass that they force as part of this deal or (2) forced into cloudgaming ... which they are most defnitely working on hard behind the scenes.

You will be tapped dry. They love their confirmed monthly income. Less risk. Investor's love that ****.

 

[Sworaxe]